princess victoria + prince albert | historic couples

princess victoria: do you ever feel like a chess piece yourself? in a game being played against your will? prince albert: do you? princess victoria: constantly. prince albert: then you had better master the rules of the game until you play it better than they can. princess victoria: you don't recommend i find a husband to play it for me? prince albert: i should find one to play it with you, not for you. princess victoria: but plenty of people will expect me to fail. prince albert: then, they don't know you like i do. young victoriaqueen victoria wrote to her uncle, king leopold of belgium, in the fall of 1839 after having a conversation...

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james + julie | modern couple

    there is nothing for me but to love you, and the way you look tonight. frank sinatra  The little Team Proposal Crew started to set up James' adorably perfect "love boxes." On the most perfect night of life, no less. James had various boxes filled with things Julie loves. Sour Patch Kids, cause she loves candy. Soccer ball, cause she loves soccer (duh.) A blue cross, cause she loves Jesus AND the color blue. These little love boxes (that actually started earlier in the evening... he gave her a few on his own, before they got to the beach) were laid out in a path on the beach. The last box was at the end of...

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e.e. cummings poem | random

"somewhere i have never travelled"a poem by e.e. cummings | from lemon and lavender | I do not know what it is about you that closes and opens; only something in me understands the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses and nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands....

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casey + amy | media couples

let's get marriedhold hands, walk in the parkyou can get a cat as long as it barks the proclaimers | let's get married this will make your day.  because he obviously makes her life. so worth your four minutes. it's just absolutely precio...

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gold | rings

and if that mockingbird don't sing,Mmma's going to buy you a diamond ring. hush little baby --in the past year or so I've noticed a slight comeback in "gold" department for engagement rings.  not white gold, duh, but the warmer shades we usually think of when we hear the word "gold." i adore this rose gold ring... so feminine and girly.  i feel like it's a ring a ballerina should have. | from eidel precious | if you are more the simple and homemade type, this yellow-hued gold rings are a.dor.able. | from tula jewelry | and for the brave among us, we have a warm gold band with quite a different setting. i don't know if i could...

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